The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 9, 1901, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1901. THOUSANDS GREET PRESIDENT IN THE SOUTHERN METR & JWE DISS. GRAND IMARSHAL FLORAL PARADE. FROM REDLANDS TO THE ANGEL CITY. Continued from Page One. The greeting in the lobby informal, however, and was ry to what was to happen on the that reached out over the driveway re the entrance. There & speaker's stand had been arranged and seats had been set for each ons of the visiting party und each of the welcoming party, and amid the cheers of the people who had gathered in the large area in front of the hotel the President gnd his party went cut into the sunlight and took their seats. Formal Welcome Extended. The first words were spoken by Mayor Fowler of Redlands and his was only an introductory sentence that told how ased Redlands was at the honor that d come to her; then he introduced Gov- r Gage. who formally welcomed the party to California. sident and _his he Governor said: Ir. President and Ladies and Gen- tlemen: 1 have the high honor, as well as the great pleasure, on behalf of the people of the State of Califor- nia, to most sincerely welcome you to our State. This he tended by the peof California on this occasion is accom- panied by & public pride, in part aris- ing from the consclousness that, not- withstanding the great dividing moyn- tains and broad rivers and lines de- noting many different statehoods, and that thousands of miles separate us from the mnational capital, still dis- tance from the official center has neither checked the loyalty nor cooled the patriotism of Californians. And the people of this State bear witness here to-day that California is an in- separable part ef the great nation whose patriotic spirit centers at Wash- ington and radiates and refiects the unabated love and loyalty of a happy and contented peoplé for the Ameri- can flag and for the grand constitution rtfelt greeting ex- e of the State of of this republic. Grateful for the blessings of equal rights guaranteed under the gonmstitution an glorying in the great history of our coun which the grand national administra- tion has both extended and enlarged and honored, the people of the State of California express, in unison with their fellow citizens of other States, thelr sincere appreciation of the deeds and of the words of those who preside in our mation’s council. Civilizing Force Extended. “As it is not alone in the immense storm that the majesty of the ocean is best perceived, so, likewise, it is not simply through the great wars which have so recently*agitated the Amer- jcen people, but in the after dcalm of ce, that the greatness and power 22" This republic is. Tevealed to the world through the splendid effectual adjustment of the very many compli- cated international relations, in ex- tending America’s clvilizing force be- yond the seas and in the maintenance of our country’s prestige upon the firm foundation of American law and American liberty. “Imbued with the deepest gratitude for your wise and admirable conduct of our country’s cause in war as well as in peace, in the name of the peopie of the State of California, Mr. Presi- dent, I have the high honor of sin- cerely welcoming you, and you also, our other {llustrious guests, to this State.” (Cheers and applause.) McKinley !tegped forward, bowing and smiling, but he wisely refrained from words until the tumult that greeted him had subsided. He stood at the corner of the porch looking out over the people, over the house and waving flags of the town, over the glistening green of the orange groves, on for miles to where the | rising haze - biurred the outlines of the distant hills, for the faraway range was all that limjited his view. The, el is on a gentle slope that rises from town, and as the President stood upon its porch he looked out over the valley in which Redlands lies like a jewel in its setting, and one of the fairest sights of Southern California. * He spoke clearly and distinetly, with- out effort and not loud, but his voice cars ried out to the furthest in the crowd, and no word he uttered was lost. He sal@: “Governor Gage, ladies and gentle- men and my fellow citizens: I receive with emotions of pleasure and of gratitude California’s greeting, va§d by the chief executive of your great commonwealth on behalf of the pedple to the chief executive of the Goveln- ment of the United States. It i{s your tribute to the great office which for the hour I am permitted to hold, rep- resenting the union of all the States, and it is your expression of love for the Union, for our great civil institu- tions, and your affection for the con- stitution, which shelters us all. (Ap- plause.) “‘California had some trouble in get= ting into the Union in the early days. The most serious question in the his- tory of the republic, that of human slavery, deterred for a little while your full connection with the Union of the States, but it came; it.came because the earnest, energetic, enterprising, patriotic Americans living on this coast demanded the right to share not A Month’s Test Free. It you haveRheumatism, writeDr. Shoop, Racine, 'Wis., box137, for six bottles of hisRheumaticCure, express paid. Send no momey. Pay §6.50 if oured® FJ. ZEEHANDELAAR SEC. MERCHANTS AND. JIFGRS. ASSOC/ATIO s only in the bleulnfis but the burdens of this great republic. (Applause.) In 1850 the Senators and Representatives from this State applied to the Con- gress of the United States for admis- sion as a State and representation on the floor of their respective houses, and I want to read you what was said 0 nobly on that occasion by your dis- tinguished Congressmen when they were appealing for the rights of Cali- fornia before the national Congress. Historic Memorial. » “In thus presenting certified coples of their State constitution and creden- tials, and making the admission of the State and that they may be permitted to take their seats in your respective bodies, the undersigned feel that they mould’ meglect an {mportant duty it they failed to assure you of the anx- ious desire for the perpetuity of this Union which animates all’ classes of their constituents. Born and reared under its protecting influences, as most of them were, their patriotism is as broad as the republic. It extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific. - It is. as deep as the current of their mighty riyers, as pure as the never-melting snows which crown their mountains and as indestructible as the virgin gold extracted from their soil. Coming as we nearly all do from the different States composihg the Union, deeply impressed as most of them have been by passing through foreign lands with the immeasurable superiority of Amer- ican institutions and American charac- ter, it would be strange, indeed, if they did not turn with reverence and affec- tion toward their country, its institu- tions and its peoples. Possessed. too, in a remarkable degree of intelligence, enterprise and ability, rich in high moral qualitiés, industrious, energetic and honest, firm in their devotion to order and justice, they compose a com- munity which has no superior in the elements which constitute a citizen's glory and & nation’s greatness. This people request admission into the American Unicn as a State. They un- derstand and estimate the advant { which will accrue to them from such a connection, while they trust they do not too highly compute those which will be conferred upon their brethren. They do not present themselves as suppliants, nor do they bear them- selves with arrogance or presumption. They come as free American cltizens, citizens by treaty, by adoption ‘and by birth, and ask that they be permitted to reap the common benefits, share the common ills and promote the common welfare as one of the United States of - America.’ Spirit of the Founders. “This, my fellow-countrymen, was signed by Willlam M. Gwynne, John C. Freniont, G. W. Wright and Ed- ward Gilbert. This was the sbirit of the founders of this great State, and that patriotic purpose o eloquently set - forth in this memorial has been main- tained and pursued by the people of California from that hour to the pres- ent time.. (Applause) Yau have reached a population of nearly a mil: lion and .a half. You have an' area greater than that of any .other State of the Unfon save gne and your square miles of_territory exceed those of the United Kingdom, Belgium and The Netherlands combined, that takes care of a population of more than fifty . milllons of people. (Applause,) ‘The miner with his pick and the frontiers- man with his ax, with the trusty rifle hanging above the cabin door, have Jrought greatly for the humad race. They pioneered civilization. This splendid State, rich in its mines, in its fruits and its products, rich in its men and its women, rich in its loyalty to the flag we love, has a mighty future and a mighty destiny before it. (Great applause. “‘California helped to save the Unfon more than thirty years ago. (Applause.) Her soldiers fought and fell ‘on ti battlefields of the republic and assist-. ed to preserve the Union—the best re- To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. GEO0. HUTCHINSON CHAIRMAN OF / OPOLIS ILos Angeles Citizens Receive' McKinley and Escort Him Through Streets Blocked With Cheering People. Rose-Strewn Pathway for the Chief Magistrate and Warmest of Welcomes. Otis Entertains b} FARRY SIGEL DECORATION | (0 e - Po at “Bivouac.” — ADOLPH | PETSCH, — GEORGE i — —p MEN WHO PLANNED.AND EXECUTED THE GREAT RECEPTION TENDERED TO THE PRESIDENT UPON HIS ARRIVAL AT LOS ANGELES, WHERE THE GAY CARNIVAL SPIRIT NOW REIGNS SUPREME AND THE | STREETS ARE ABLAZE WITH FIESTA COLORS. senting the best hopes of humanity everywhere. California in our recent war with Spain was cuick to respond to the call of the executive and Cali- fornia volunteers in -the Phlllp&nes added new glory to our flag. (Great applause.) This renublic never can fail 80 long as the citizen fs vigilant. This republic, can pever fath, sald Jefferson a hundred years ago, when every citi- zen is ready to respond to the call of country. (Applause.)* Our Triumphs Not of War. “But, my fellow-citizens, our tri- umphs are not the triumphs of war. e, * Our triumphs are thsfie of a free, self- governing people, looking to. the devel- opment and up-bullding and extension of liberty to the human race. (Enthu- siastic applause.) We have nroblems on our but the American people never away from a difficult ques- lon or a well-defined duty. (Ap- use.) e t the will meet those problems public on the face of the ear‘th., repre- A S in the fear of God and will carry and u::m(aln therlluesnlsn of liberty wher- ever our glorious banger flo - thustastic applause) oo “My felow - citizens, no greeting could have been more grateful to me than_that which vou bring as I enter Ahe State of California, a State of he- rofe and historic memories, a territory that goverened itself without law, without courts, without Governors, by the virtue and force of an elevated public sentiment. (Great applause.) And you came from every State in the Union. There is not a State | that has not contributed its share of your splendid pulation. The best people of the East, of the South and of the North and the West are here, and they are here to make this one of the glorious States of this great Ameri- can republic. (Applduse.) “And now, havini 3 only wemaits for x :!.(ab"“’ mm_nehml: gratification which all of us feel—thos= | associated with me in government—to e e A g be welcomed here as we have been welcomed everywhere by a united peo- ple. owing loyalty to but‘one flag and that flag the emblem of liberty—tne fi'l:rlcus stars and stripes.” There were cheers and cheers to spdre during the President’s address. . He spoke with an earnestness that carrfed convic- tion and no one doubted that at last the President had entered the promised land and that he redlized it. The President’s sveech ended the ceére- monies on- the poreh and then every one entered the hotel and for a few minutes, While the carriages were being arranged; for the drive, the President held a small reception at which guests and commit- tees were made acquainted. Then ail were handed into carriages and the drive began. < Mrs. McKinley did not - the part!;. She :-: not well &n‘.’&»-nr— rived at Redlands, but she bravely walked Continued on Page Fives